Holiday events for home, the kitchen and garden

Patrick Blake of the online group Primitive Lane will help sponsor an open house with tips on primitive decorating for the holidays from 5-7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14.

Recipes, ornaments and decorating tips, as well as door prizes and refreshments are a part of the program.

The free event will be at Creative Finds, 4709 Tulip Road, Virginia Beach. For more information, call 965-5392.

Holiday canning, baking classes

The Virginia Cooperative Extension-Newport News offers two classes in its Holiday Learning Series, Lanette Kelly, an extension spokeswoman said in a release.

•Canning for Holiday Gift Giving: Friday, Dec. 13, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Learn to make a cranberry conserve and a fruit jelly. The cost for the class is $20, all supplies are provided and each participant takes home two jars.

•Healthy Holiday Desserts (Diabetic Friendly): Friday, Dec. 20, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The cost for the class is $20 with a cookbook or $15 without the cookbook.

Extension offers a $2 discount on classes with a like on its Facebook page.

The office is at 739 Thimble Shoals Blvd. Suite 1009, Newport News.

For more information, contact Kelly, the family and consumer sciences extension agent, at 757-591-4838.

Fun run at botanical garden

The deadline to register for the Garden 2.014 Fun Run at Norfolk Botanical Garden is Sunday, Dec. 15.

The New Year's Day run is from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. through 2.014 miles of holiday light displays at the Dominion Garden of Lights, according to a release from the botanical garden.

Tickets are $30 per entry that includes a T-shirt and racing bib. A $10 entry fee applies for all non-running guests and for the Kids' Dash participants (ages 3-10). Children ages 2 and under are free.